Indigenous Publishing
Resourcing the Global Church through Local Publishing.
In many countries, sound doctrine is scarce, while false teaching is widespread. That’s why our indigenous publishing efforts exist—to eliminate publishing barriers and ensure trustworthy biblical resources reach those who need them most.
AS OF SEPTEMBER 2025 (UPDATED MONTHLY)
Recently Funded Projects
BOOK FOR TRANSLATION
AUTHOR: D. A. CARSON
TITLE: PRAYING WITH PAUL: A CALL TO SPIRITUAL REFORMATION
TRANSLATED TO: ARABIC
EST. COMPLETION DATE: 2026
PURPOSE: MIDDLE EAST TRAINING CENTER, CLASS IN ARABIC
BOOK FOR TRANSLATION
AUTHOR: COSTI W. HINN
TITLE: KNOWING THE SPIRIT: WHO HE IS, WHAT HE DOES, AND HOW HE CAN TRANSFORM YOUR CHRISTIAN LIFE
TRANSLATED TO: POLISH
COMPLETION DATE: 2025
PURPOSE: POLAND TRAINING CENTER DEVELOPMENT, CONFERENCES
BOOK FOR TRANSLATION
AUTHOR: JOHN MACARTHUR
TITLE: MARK 9-16 MACARTHUR NEW TESTAMENT COMMENTARY
TRANSLATED TO: ITALIAN
EST. COMPLETION DATE: 2025
PURPOSE: ITALY TRAINING CENTER
BOOK FOR TRANSLATION
AUTHOR: JOHN MACARTHUR
TITLE: JONAH & NAHUM MACARTHUR OLD TESTAMENT COMMENTARY
TRANSLATED TO: ROMANIAN
EST. COMPLETION DATE: 2025
PURPOSE: ROMANIA TRAINING CENTER DEVELOPMENT
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Available for Purchase (in the US)
GENERAL EDITORS: JOHN MACARTHUR, RICHARD MAYHUE
TITLE: BIBLICAL DOCTRINE: A SYSTEMATIC SUMMARY OF BIBLE TRUTH (VOLUME 1)
TRANSLATED TO: RUSSIAN
PUBLISH DATE: 04/28/2025
GENERAL EDITORS: JOHN MACARTHUR, RICHARD MAYHUE
TITLE: BIBLICAL DOCTRINE: A SYSTEMATIC SUMMARY OF BIBLE TRUTH (VOLUME 2)
TRANSLATED TO: RUSSIAN
PUBLISH DATE: 04/28/2025
AUTHOR: R.C. SPROUL
TITLE: THE HOLINESS OF GOD
TRANSLATED TO: ARMENIAN
PUBLISH DATE: 02/27/2025
AUTHOR: JOHN MACARTHUR
TITLE: THE HEART OF THE BIBLE: THE POWER OF KEY BIBLE PASSAGES
TRANSLATED TO: GERMAN
PUBLISH DATE: 02/15/2025
FEATURE
The MacArthur Essential Library
Equipping Pastors Around the World with Key Resources from John MacArthur
Every Sunday, pastors across the globe faithfully preach God’s Word—many without access to sound biblical resources and commentaries that would help them exposit the Scriptures accurately.
To help strengthen these pulpits, TMAI is distributing 6,000 sets of the MacArthur Essential Library (MEL)—a curated collection of key resources from Pastor John MacArthur—to Spanish and French-speaking church leaders worldwide.
These sets, distributed across 30 countries in 2025, are designed to equip pastors, students, graduates, and affiliates with tools to handle the Word faithfully.
So far, we have purchased 87,000 books to create 3,000 sets in Spanish and 3,000 in French.
Looking ahead, we are actively working to translate this essential series into German, Italian, Arabic, Russian, Chinese, Hebrew, Armenian, and Burmese—ensuring that even more pastors and laypeople can access sound doctrine in their native language.
AS OF SEPTEMBER 2025 (UPDATED MONTHLY)
Projects Requesting Support
BOOK FOR TRANSLATION
AUTHOR: COSTI W. HINN
TITLE: GOD, GREED, AND THE (PROSPERITY) GOSPEL: HOW TRUTH OVERWHELMS A LIFE BUILT ON LIES
TRANSLATED TO: NEPALESE
EST. COMPLETION DATE: 2025
PURPOSE: CONFERENCES
TOTAL FUNDING REQUESTED: $6,250
BOOK FOR TRANSLATION
AUTHOR: JOHN MACARTHUR
TITLE: THE MASTER’S PLAN FOR THE CHURCH
TRANSLATED TO: ARABIC
EST. COMPLETION DATE: 2025
PURPOSE: CLASS
TOTAL FUNDING REQUESTED: $11,000
BOOK FOR TRANSLATION
AUTHOR: JOHN MACARTHUR
TITLE: JOHN 1-11 MACARTHUR NEW TESTAMENT COMMENTARY
TRANSLATED TO: NEPALESE
EST. COMPLETION DATE: 2027
PURPOSE: CLASS, CONFERENCES
TOTAL FUNDING REQUESTED: $13,000
BOOK FOR TRANSLATION
GENERAL EDITORS: DAVID R. HELM
TITLE: EXPOSITIONAL PREACHING: HOW WE SPEAK GOD'S WORD TODAY
TRANSLATED TO: ARMENIAN
EST. COMPLETION DATE: 2025
PURPOSE: CLASS
TOTAL FUNDING REQUESTED: $3,450.00
Our goal is simple: to equip faithful church leaders with trustworthy tools for biblical ministry in their own language.
The Need for Indigenous Publishing
Unlike the United States, many countries around the world face a severe shortage of sound biblical resources in their native languages.
While prosperity gospel and charismatic materials are often readily available, trustworthy theological resources that help believers rightly interpret Scripture are difficult to find. In response, several of our member schools launched their own indigenous publishing ministries. However, as they began encountering challenges related to licensing, publishing, and printing—issues that pulled focus away from training pastors—we stepped in to help.
In 2020, we established the Global Publications Department (GPD) to ease this burden and ensure our schools still receive the resources they need. Under the leadership of Rick Kress, the GPD now streamlines the translation, publication, and distribution of indigenous biblical materials across our global network. Since training men for ministry depends on access to solid resources, the GPD’s mission is simple: to equip faithful church leaders with trustworthy tools for biblical ministry in their own language.
To fulfill that mission, TMAI is actively pursuing several strategic priorities:
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Stategic Priorities
PRIORITY 1
Translating the Essential MacArthur Library
These foundational resources are designed to help believers rightly understand Scripture—the most essential tool for any pastor or layperson.
PRIORITY 2
Achieving Widespread Print-on-Demand Capabilities
When our schools establish in-country publishing systems, sound theological resources become dramatically more accessible to local pastors and their congregations.
PRIORITY 3
Harnessing Advanced Technology
By leveraging cutting-edge translation tools, building digital libraries, and adopting scalable publishing platforms, we’re working to deliver biblical content with greater reach and efficiency.
PRIORITY 4
Streamlining Licensing Requests
To reduce the administrative load on our schools, we collaborate directly with U.S. publishers—so our training centers can focus on translating and teaching, not negotiating contracts.
PRIORITY 5